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Job Summary:
- As a member of the THRIVE project team, you will monitor, document and report on the project learnings, case studies and innovations.
- Your thorough and service-oriented approach will ensure that the project consistently applies best practices and constantly works towards improving the impact of its benefits to those we serve.
- You will work closely with the evaluation and program teams to sieve out evidence-based learnings that have catalyzed change in the project implementation locations.
- He/She will coordinate the team to ensure more effective learning and assess the effectiveness and outcomes of our work and support partners to use research to address underlying issues the project is working and disseminate this research to key stakeholders.
Job Responsibilities:
- Support the coordination and implementation of all assigned project activities as outlined in the detailed implementation plan in line with CRS program quality principles and standards, donor requirements, and good practices.
- Support project team to learn from and demonstrate the impact of our work including contributing to learning processes for all the project sector areas.
- Provide technical input on learning and evaluation agendas and approaches, data collection tools, and protocols for our work with partners and community stakeholders.
- Review and analyze both quantitative and qualitative data to draw key lessons learned from quarterly review and learning sessions, research reports and support the team to step down learnings with project adaptations.
- Complete project documentation for assigned activities. Assist with identifying information for case studies and reports on best practices.
- Communicate findings of research studies and learning reviews through reports, case studies, impact stories, presentations, and other materials with the project key stakeholders (partners, peer organizations, media, etc).
- Promote team learning and strengthen staff capacity to participate in learning and assessment activities. At other times, you can assist colleagues in synthesizing, analyzing, and sharing learnings.
- Connect with peers as we explore learning across the sector with the aim of collectively making a difference and helping manage existing learning, feedback, and data.
Required/Desired Language – Hausa/Kanuri
Travel Required (40% local travel)
Knowledge, Skills and Abilities
- Experience in participatory action planning and community engagement.
- Experience of analyzing quantitative and qualitative data, including working with large datasets.
- Ability to use analysis to drive improvements in program improvement and performance.
- Relationship management skills: the ability to establish effective working relationships with people at all levels, internally and externally.
- Good written and verbal communication skills; able to communicate research and evaluation findings in an understandable and usable manner.
- Experience using MS Windows and MS Office packages (Excel, SPSS Word, PowerPoint).
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience working with partners, participatory action planning and community engagement.
- Staff supervision experience a plus.
- Experience monitoring projects and collecting relevant data.
- Experience using MS Windows and MS Office packages (Excel, Word, PowerPoint).
Supervisory Responsibilities (if none, state none)
Key Working Relationships:
Internal: COP, DCOP, Emergence MEAL Coordinator, Food Security and Livelihood Advisor, Food assistance PM, other THRIVE sector leads, Head of Office, Heads of Administration, Supply Chain, and Finance, Security Coordinator, Admin and Operations staff in Maiduguri and Abuja.
External: UN, coordination forums, INSO, THRIVE implementing partners, relevant government ministries.
QUALIFICATIONS
Basic Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree in international development, Data Science, or any other related field.
- Minimum of 3 - 5 years of relevant field-based experience in project support. Experience in the field of monitoring, evaluation, and learning (MEL) or Collaboration, Adaptation and Learning (CLA) for an NGO would be a plus.
Agency-wide Competencies (for all CRS Staff)
These are rooted in the mission, values, and guiding principles of CRS and used by each staff member to fulfill his or her responsibilities and achieve the desired results.
- Integrity
- Continuous Improvement & Innovation
- Builds Relationships
- Develops Talent
- Strategic Mindset
- Accountability & Stewardship
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Job Summary:
- You will manage economic recovery and market systems (ERMS) programming activities under CRS in THRIVE, based in Maiduguri. Together with the Project Officer Youth enterprises and economic strengthening, you will work with participants, and participant groups, stakeholders, and consortium partners in the implementation of ERMS sector activities.
- You will work collaboratively as a team member with the other CRS sector leads and MEAL in THRIVE, under the leadership of the Food Security and Livelihood Advisor to plan, sequence, and layer all sector interventions to achieve optimal integration and impact for the poor and vulnerable.
- You will also oversee the planning, coordination, implementation, monitoring, program quality and reporting for economic recovery and marketing systems activities. Your management skills and knowledge will ensure that THRIVE delivers high-quality, cost effective and locally appropriate programming, and continuously works towards improving the impact of its interventions.
Roles and Key Responsibilities:
- Manage and implement all economic recovery and market system , specifically 1) formation of project participants into savings and internal lending communities ( SILC), capacity assessment and building of the groups for optimal realization of economic gains by the targeted participants, monitor SILC groups throughout the savings cycle 2) implementation of youth enterprise activities, identification of targeted youths, mapping and prioritization of youth preferred vocational trainings, identification and capacity building of artisans to support apprenticeship for the targeted youths vocational enterprises. Support transparent linkage of youths to identified and trained artisans, monitor apprenticeship process while ensuring good observance of protection standards.
- Implement and monitor granting of the targeted youths,
- Enhance utilization of appropriate systems and tools in the realization of project activities throughout the project cycle and in line with CRS program quality principles and standards, donor requirements, and good practices.
- Ensure effective planning and integration of economic recovery and market system interventions with THRIVE activities in nutrition and protection, food assistance, and shelter and settlement &WASH.
- Represent THRIVE and CRS at all state level sector-based coordination mechanisms for youth enterprise and economic strengthening.
- Champion learning amongst project staff and partner teams. Analyze and evaluate project performance data following MEAL policy. Proactively identify issues and concerns and use participatory processes to overcome implementation obstacles.
- Act as a key resource person in project design and proposal development in respective programming area, gap-filling and taking on growth responsibilities, as needed.
- Coordinate the identification of youth vocational enterprises, artisans and facilitate linkage of targeted youths to identified and trained artisans for apprenticeship.
- Help identify, assess, and strengthen partnerships relevant to economic recovery and market systems.
- Coordinate and monitor financial and material resources relevant to project needs. Through planning and oversight ensure efficient use of project resources
Required Languages – English and Hausa are essential. Knowledge of one or more of the languages spoken in Maiduguri, such as Kanuri or Shuwa Arabic is an advantage
Travel – The post is based in Maiduguri and includes 60% travel to field locations in the Jere area of Maiduguri.
Knowledge, Skills and Abilities
- Experience in implementing youth enterprise and economic strengthening activities is essential.
- Strong critical thinking and creative problem-solving skills with ability to make sound judgment.
- Demonstrable capacities in team working and cross-sectoral planning and implementation.
- Strong relationship management skills and the ability to work effectively with culturally diverse groups
- Experience in managing relationships and performance with partner organizations and representing programs to local stakeholders.
- Strong written and verbal communication skills with ability to write reports and make presentations.
- Proactive, results-oriented, and service-oriented.
- Experience using MS Windows and MS Office packages (Excel, Word, PowerPoint), Web Conferencing Applications, information management systems.
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience in implementing youth enterprise and economic strengthening activities is desired.
- Program management experience in North- East Nigeria is desirable
- Experience in implementing emergency agriculture and livelihood programming
- Experience contributing to the development of technical proposals.
- MEAL skills and experience preferred. Experience using CommCare and Power BI is an advantage.
- Experience of using market-based mechanisms and CVA modalities, including the RedRose platform, for provision of assistance to youth enterprise and economic strengthening activities is desirable,
- Practical hands-on experience working with community savings groups.
Supervisory Responsibilities: Supervises Youth Enterprises and Economic Strengthening Project Officer
Key Working Relationships:
Internal: COP, DCOP, Food Security and Livelihood Advisor, Food assistance PM, other THRIVE sector leads, Head of Office, Heads of Administration, Supply Chain, and Finance, Security Coordinator, Admin and Operations staff in Maiduguri and Abuja.
External: UN, coordination forums, INSO, THRIVE implementing partners, relevant government ministries.
QUALIFICATIONS
Basic Qualifications
- Bachelor’s Degree in livelihood and economic strengthening -based courses ore related field. Additional experience may substitute for some education.
- Minimum of two years of relevant field-based management experience in coordinating similar interventions in North- East Nigeria.
- Minimum two years in implementing youth entrepreneurship and economic strengthening in NE Nigeria
- Minimum one year in a supervisory role in similar or related tole
- Minimum one year budget management experience
Agency-wide Competencies (for all CRS Staff)
These are rooted in the mission, values, and guiding principles of CRS and used by each staff member to fulfill his or her responsibilities and achieve the desired results.
- Integrity
- Continuous Improvement & Innovation
- Builds Relationships
- Develops Talent
- Strategic Mindset
- Accountability & Stewardship
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Job Summary:
- You will manage programming for agriculture and livelihood for the THRIVE consortium based in Maiduguri.
- You will directly supervise the CRS THRIVE agriculture and livelihood team.
- You will work collaboratively as a team member with the other CRS sector leads and MEAL in THRIVE, under the leadership of the Food Security and Livelihood Advisor THRIVE, to plan, sequence, and layer all sector interventions to achieve optimal integration and impact for the poor and vulnerable.
- You will also oversee the planning, coordination, implementation, monitoring, program quality and reporting for agriculture and livelihood activities.
- Your management skills and knowledge will ensure that THRIVE delivers high-quality, cost effective and locally appropriate programming, and continuously works towards improving the impact of its interventions.
Roles and Key Responsibilities:
- Manage and implement all agriculture and livelihood activities, specifically vegetable and crop farming, poultry rearing, economic recovery and market systems-based activities on youth enterprise and savings and internal lending community activities throughout relevant project cycles - project design, start-up, implementation, and close-out - to ensure efficient and effective implementation in line with CRS program quality principles and standards, donor requirements, and good practices. Ensure project team and partner staff use the appropriate systems and tools.
- Ensure effective planning and integration of agriculture and livelihood interventions with THRIVE activities in nutrition and protection, food assistance, and shelter and settlement &WASH.
- Represent THRIVE and CRS at all state level sector-based coordination mechanisms for agriculture and livelihoods.
- Effectively manage talent and supervise the THRIVE agriculture and livelihood team in CRS. Manage team dynamics and staff well-being. Provide coaching, strategically tailor individual development plans, contribute to the recruitment process of project staff, and complete performance management for direct reports.
- Champion learning with project staff and partner teams. Analyze and evaluate project performance data following MEAL policy. Proactively identify issues and concerns and use participatory processes to overcome implementation obstacles.
- Act as a key resource person in project design and proposal development in respective programming area, gap-filling and taking on growth responsibilities, as needed.
- Coordinate the identification of staff capacity and technical assistance needs of partner organizations and capacity strengthening and required interventions to support quality project implementation.
- Help identify, assess, and strengthen partnerships relevant to nutrition and protection, applying appropriate application of partnership concepts, tools, and approaches.
- Coordinate and monitor financial and material resources relevant to project needs. Through planning and oversight ensure efficient use of project resources
Knowledge, Skills and Abilities
- Project management experience in agriculture and livelihood is essential.
- Strong critical thinking and creative problem-solving skills with ability to make sound judgment.
- Demonstrable capacities in team working and cross-sectoral planning and implementation.
- Strong relationship management skills and the ability to work effectively with culturally diverse groups
- Experience in managing relationships and performance with partner organizations and representing programs to local stakeholders.
- Strong written and verbal communication skills with ability to write reports and make presentations.
- Proactive, results-oriented, and service-oriented.
- Experience using MS Windows and MS Office packages (Excel, Word, PowerPoint), Web Conferencing Applications, information management systems.
Preferred Qualifications
- Project management experience in agriculture and livelihood is desirable.
- Program management experience in North- East Nigeria is desirable.
- Experience in implementing emergency agriculture and livelihood programming.
- Experience contributing to the development of technical proposals.
- MEAL skills and experience preferred. Experience using CommCare and Power BI is an advantage.
- Experience of using market-based mechanisms and CVA modalities, including the RedRose platform, for provision of agriculture and livelihood inputs to project participants is desirable.
Required Languages – English and Hausa are essential. Knowledge of one or more of the languages spoken in Maiduguri, such as Kanuri or Shuwa Arabic is an advantage.
Travel – The post is based in Maiduguri and includes 40% travel to field locations in the Jere area of Maiduguri.
Supervisory Responsibilities : Senior Program Officer – Youth entrepreneurship and economic strengthening, Project Officer-Agriculture, Project Officer Livestock.
Key Working Relationships:
Internal: COP, DCOP, Food assistance PM, other THRIVE sector leads, Head of Office, Heads of Administration, Supply Chain, and Finance, Security Coordinator, Admin and Operations staff in Maiduguri and Abuja.
External – UN, coordination forums, INSO, THRIVE implementing partners.
QUALIFICATIONS
Basic Qualifications
- Master's Degree in agriculture-based courses. Additional experience may substitute for some education.
- Minimum of two years of relevant field-based management experience in coordinating similar interventions in North- East Nigeria.
- Two years’ experience in working in an integrated and multisectoral program.
- Two years’ experience in supervisory role
- Two years’ experience in budget management
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Job Summary:
- You will support the implementation of economic recovery and market systems (ERMS) programming activities under CRS in THRIVE, based in Maiduguri. This position does not supervise any staffs, but you will work directly with participants and participant groups, stakeholders, and consortium partners in the implementation of ERMS sector activities.
- You will work collaboratively as a team member with the other CRS sector leads and MEAL in THRIVE, Mercy Corps Business development team in THRIVE and under the leadership of Senior Project Officer for Youth enterprises and economic strengthening to plan, sequence, and layer all sector interventions to achieve optimal integration and impact for the poor and vulnerable.
- You will support the planning, coordination, implementation, monitoring, program quality and reporting for economic recovery and market systems activities.
- Your management skills and knowledge will ensure that THRIVE implements high-quality, cost effective and locally appropriate economic recovery and market systems activities in the target communities of Jere LGA as per proposal and contribute to program improvements and adaptations.
Roles and Key Responsibilities:
- Develop implementation plans and facilitate implementation of youth enterprise and economic strengthening activities in the five project communities in Jere LGA,
- Coordinate, mobilize and support the formation of project participants into savings and internal lending communities (SILC).
- Coordinate the training capacity assessment and building of the formed SILC groups.
- Actively monitor the performance of the SILC groups while intentionally seeking integration and layering opportunities for the groups for enhanced impact on the livelihood of participating households.
- Coordinate with THRIVE SILC lead implementation staff to ensure harmonized programming approach and experience sharing amongst the SILC groups.
- Coordinate, mobilize and support targeted identification of youths for livelihood support.
- Conduct targeted identification of artisans to support livelihood apprenticeship support for targeted youths.
- Coordinate the training of youths on business development mindset change skills, and eventual linkage of the youths to trained artisans.
- Actively support and engage in the mapping of appropriate livelihood options that the youths can be supported in within Jere LGA
- Coordinate training of select artisans on business development skills, empowering the artisans with skills to enable them conduct skills transfer apprenticeship to select youths attached to them for up to three months.
- Monitor implementation of youth business grants post training and apprenticeship.
- Enhance utilization of appropriate systems and tools in the realization of project activities throughout the project cycle and in line with CRS program quality principles and standards, donor requirements, and good practices.
- Ensure effective planning and integration of economic recovery and market system interventions with THRIVE activities in nutrition and protection, food assistance, and shelter and settlement &WASH.
- Support learning amongst project staff and partner teams. Analyze and evaluate project performance data following MEAL policy. Proactively identify issues and concerns and use participatory processes to overcome implementation obstacles.
- Contribute to project design and proposal development in respective programming area, gap-filling and taking on growth responsibilities, as needed.
Required Languages – English and Hausa are essential. Knowledge of one or more of the languages spoken in Maiduguri, such as Kanuri or Shuwa Arabic is an advantage.
Travel – The post is based in Maiduguri and includes 70% travel to field locations in the Jere area of Maiduguri.
Knowledge, Skills and Abilities
- Experience in implementing youth enterprise and economic strengthening activities is essential.
- Strong critical thinking and creative problem-solving skills with ability to make sound judgment.
- Demonstrable capacities in team working and cross-sectoral planning and implementation.
- Strong relationship management skills and the ability to work effectively with culturally diverse groups
- Experience in managing relationships and performance with partner organizations and representing programs to local stakeholders.
- Strong written and verbal communication skills with ability to write reports and make presentations.
- Proactive, results-oriented, and service-oriented.
- Experience using MS Windows and MS Office packages (Excel, Word, PowerPoint), Web Conferencing Applications, information management systems.
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience in implementing youth enterprise and economic strengthening activities is desired.
- Program management experience in North- East Nigeria is desirable.
- Experience in implementing emergency agriculture and livelihood programming.
- Experience contributing to the development of technical proposals.
- MEAL skills and experience preferred. Experience using CommCare and Power BI is an advantage.
- Experience of using market-based mechanisms and CVA modalities, including the RedRose platform, for provision of assistance to youth enterprise and economic strengthening activities is desirable,
- Practical hands-on experience working with community savings groups.
Supervisory Responsibilities (if none, state none)
Key Working Relationships:
Internal: COP, DCOP, Food Security and Livelihood Advisor, Food assistance PM, other THRIVE sector leads, Head of Office, Heads of Administration, Supply Chain, and Finance, Security Coordinator, Admin and Operations staff in Maiduguri and Abuja.
External : UN, coordination forums, INSO, THRIVE implementing partners, relevant government ministries.
QUALIFICATIONS
Basic Qualifications
- Bachelor’s Degree in livelihood and economic strengthening -based courses or related. Additional experience may substitute for some education.
- Minimum of two years of relevant field-based management experience in coordinating similar interventions in North- East Nigeria.
- Two years’ experience in youth vocational training, youth entrepreneurship and SILC group formation & management.
Agency-wide Competencies (for all CRS Staff)
These are rooted in the mission, values, and guiding principles of CRS and used by each staff member to fulfill his or her responsibilities and achieve the desired results.
- Integrity
- Continuous Improvement & Innovation
- Builds Relationships
- Develops Talent
- Strategic Mindset
- Accountability & Stewardship
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Job Summary:
- You will support the implementation of the agriculture activities at the field level in Jere LGA. You will directly work with project participants, agriculture extension workers, village agents and local stakeholders in ensuring implementation of robust agriculture activities as per THRIVE proposal.
- You will work collaboratively as a team member with the other CRS staffs under the leadership of the Agriculture and Livelihood PM to sequence, and layer all sector interventions to achieve optimal integration and impact for the poor and vulnerable.
- You will support the planning, coordination, implementation, monitoring, program quality and reporting for agriculture and livelihood activities.
- Your management skills and knowledge will ensure that THRIVE implements high-quality, cost effective and locally appropriate agriculture activities in the target communities of Jere LGA as per proposal and contribute to program improvements and adaptations.
Roles and Key Responsibilities:
- Develop implementation plans and lead in the implementation of poultry activities in the intervention communities in Jere LGA.
- Work with the community animal health workers and veterinary department in building the technical capacity of project participants on poultry rearing, ensuring that project participants are provided vaccinated birds and that participants are well trained on poultry care and appropriately linked/exposed to drug stores for own sustainable access to production inputs.
- Organization participants into learning groups for support and ease of poultry rearing information sharing and dissemination.
- Proactively mobilize and engage project participants promote derivation of maximal gain from the project by promoting good poultry rearing practices, limiting premature sales and consumption of production stock.
- Support implementation of poultry activities as envisioned in the proposal, including working closely
- Ensure robust timely reporting and field level documentation of all subsector activities.
- Work closely with all other project sector staffs, THRIVE implementing partners and area-based committees in the implementation and monitoring of the activities.
- Assist the agriculture and livelihood PM in context analysis, optimistic gap identification and proposing of feasible intervention solutions to identified programming gaps.
- Assist the agriculture and livelihood PM in implementation of MEAL systems, including but not limited to identification of project participants, monitoring and evaluation of the sector activities.
- Act as a link between the project staff and the targeted communities in Project Operational areas.
- Assist in farmers training and monitor the practical application of the knowledge, skills and techniques acquired and adapted by farmers.
- Report on farmer’s performance and improvement in poultry husbandry.
- Report weekly and monthly on project progress to the agriculture and livelihoods PM
- Actualize any duties assigned for the overall success of the THRIVE project
Required Languages – English and Hausa are essential. Knowledge of one or more of the languages spoken in Jere, such as Kanuri or Shuwa Arabic is an advantage
Travel - The post is based in Maiduguri, with field level work in Jere LGA. Includes 80% travel to field locations in the Jere area of Maiduguri.
Knowledge, Skills and Abilities
- Demonstrated skills in working with subsistence crop farmers
- Basic poultry production skills
- Ability to work closely with government agriculture extension workers and Ministry of agriculture.
- Demonstrated ability to mobilize and organize community groups for project implementation
- Willingness to travel frequently and work in insecure and physically and mentally challenging environment
- Good physical health and fitness.
- Project management experience in agriculture and livelihood is essential.
- Strong critical thinking and creative problem-solving skills with ability to make sound judgment.
- Demonstrable capacities in team working and cross-sectoral planning and implementation.
- Strong relationship management skills and the ability to work effectively with culturally diverse groups
- Experience in managing relationships and performance with partner organizations and representing programs to local stakeholders.
- Strong written and verbal communication skills with ability to write reports and make presentations.
- Proactive, results-oriented, and service-oriented.
- Experience using MS Windows and MS Office packages (Excel, Word, PowerPoint), Web Conferencing Applications, information management systems.
Preferred Qualifications
- Demonstrated experience in the implementation of emergency agriculture, vegetable farming and cereal crops under both rainfed and irrigated systems is desirable.
- Program management experience in North- East Nigeria is desirable
- Experience in working with IDPs in agriculture projects.
- Experience of using market-based mechanisms and CVA modalities, including the RedRose platform, for provision of agriculture inputs to project participants.
Supervisory Responsibilities (if none, state none)
Key Working Relationships:
Internal: Agriculture and Livelihoods PM, Project officer Agriculture, Food assistance PM, other THRIVE program sector leads, Head of Office, Heads of Administration, Supply Chain, and Finance, Security Coordinator, Admin and Operations staff in Maiduguri and Abuja.
External: Project participants, agriculture extension workers, THRIVE implementing partners (Mercy Corps, JDPC)
QUALIFICATIONS
Basic Qualifications
- Degree in livestock production, animal health, Veterinary Medicine or related field. Additional experience may substitute for some education.
- At least 3 – 5 years of relevant field experience in the implementation of similar projects with IDPS, host communities and returnees.
- Experience in working in a similar role in NE Nigeria
Agency-wide Competencies (for all CRS Staff)
These are rooted in the mission, values, and guiding principles of CRS and used by each staff member to fulfill his or her responsibilities and achieve the desired results.
- Integrity
- Continuous Improvement & Innovation
- Builds Relationships
- Develops Talent
- Strategic Mindset
- Accountability & Stewardship
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Job Summary:
- As a member of the THRIVE project team, the Community Liaison Officer (CLO) 2 will serve as the focal point for stakeholder engagement and entry in the Jere target communities.
- You will support THRIVE project teams to establish and maintain relationships with ministries, departments, agencies (MDAs) and report on all project activities in support of Catholic Relief Services’ (CRS) work serving the poor and vulnerable through the THRIVE program activities.
- Your thorough and service-oriented approach will ensure that the project consistently applies best practices and constantly works towards improving the impact of its benefits to those we serve.
Roles and Key Responsibilities:
- Support the coordination and implementation of all assigned stakeholder level engagements in the Jere communities as outlined in the THRIVE detailed implementation plan in line with CRS program quality principles and standards, donor requirements, and good practices.
- Monitor and report any challenges and/or gaps identified to inform adjustments to plans and implementation schedules. Assist THRIVE partners in their efforts to reflect on project experiences related to stakeholder engagement.
- Work in coordination with the CLO 1 tasked with engagement activities for THRIVE at the community level in Jere. Engage with stakeholders at Maiduguri municipality and Borno State levels to provide briefing and updates and secure necessary support for THRIVE implementation. Ensure that essential feedback regarding the THRIVE program from LGA and state level stakeholders is shared effectively and regularly with THRIVE senior management. Work jointly with CLO1 to create and sustain a consistent and unified CRS approach to stakeholder engagement, stakeholder feedback and reporting for THRIVE at the community, city and state levels.
- As required by the supervisor, support CLO1 in the mobilization, formation, and capacity development of the THRIVE area-based committees. Support in the development of a capacity development plan for area-based committee members to strengthen their participation in planning, organizing, overseeing, and monitoring and providing feedback to strengthen implementation of THRIVE sector activities.
- Support CLO1 in the organization, conduct and follow up of scheduled meetings for THRIVE sector teams with all the Jere program’s area-based committees.
- Coordinate communication and facilitate information sharing among the CRS THRIVE project team, consortium partners, and project beneficiaries at the community level in the seven communities of Jere to assist local partners in strengthening the community interest, involvement, and support networks.
- Liaise with municipality and state level stakeholders in Maiduguri to create understanding and mobilize support for the overall implementation of THRIVE project activities.
- Support the CRS and consortium partner field teams working in Jere for THRIVE to identify entry points with LGA and state level stakeholders. Identify potential issues and areas of concerns amongst stakeholders related to program activities and advise THRIVE senior management on appropriate communication and mitigation strategies consistent with CRS and donor policies and mandates.
- Build capacity among CRS and consortium partner staff in community engagement and effective communication techniques for trust and relationship building.
- In coordination with the project team and CLO 1 support the delivery of capacity building events for community representatives.
- In coordination with CLO1, monitor, and report on activities of volunteers and non-staff agents, including community mobilisers, enumerators, and SILC field agents.
- Compile data provided at the community level as per project requirements and contribute to the preparation of reports.
- Develop and maintain a stakeholder directory for LGA and Borno state stakeholders for THRIVE, including but to key contacts in the state line ministries, traditional leaders and agencies overseeing humanitarian activities in Borno.
Required Languages - English required and proficiency in Hausa, Fulani, Kanuri and/or local languages desirable.
Travel - Must be willing and able to travel up to 60% of the time to field locations throughout the work week.
Knowledge, Skills and Abilities
- Observation, active listening, and analysis skills with ability to make sound judgment.
- Good relationship management skills and the ability to work closely with local partners and community members.
- General knowledge of local and state government practices.
- Well-developed knowledge of local community cultures, leaders, customs and practices through prior involvement in the community. Additional experience may substitute for some education.
- Attention to details, accuracy, and timeliness in executing assigned responsibilities.
- Proactive, results-oriented, and service-oriented.
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience in participatory action planning and community engagement.
- Experience monitoring projects and collecting relevant data preferred.
- Experience using MS Windows and MS Office packages (Excel, Word, PowerPoint).
Supervisory Responsibilities (if none, state none)
Key Working Relationships:
Internal: THRIVE Program Managers, Project teams, MEAL staff, Operations staff.
External: Consortium partner staff working in Jere, municipality and state level government stakeholders, traditional leaders at city and state level.
QUALIFICATIONS
Basic Qualifications
- Secondary School diploma required. Bachelor’s degree preferred.
- Minimum three to five years relevant field experience working in project support and community engagement. Experience required working with international NGOs in the area of emergency response. Familiarity of e-voucher assistance, Nutrition, Shelter, and WASH programming desirable.
- Demonstrated high level interpersonal and communication skills.
- Experience in participatory action planning and community engagement
- Ability to work effectively under pressure and to organize and prioritize a variety of initiatives.
Agency-wide Competencies (for all CRS Staff)
These are rooted in the mission, values, and guiding principles of CRS and used by each staff member to fulfill his or her responsibilities and achieve the desired results.
- Integrity
- Continuous Improvement & Innovation
- Builds Relationships
- Develops Talent
- Strategic Mindset
- Accountability & Stewardship
go to method of application »
Job Summary:
- You will support the implementation of the agriculture activities at the field level in Jere LGA. You will directly work with project participants, agriculture extension workers, village agents and local stakeholders in ensuring implementation of robust agriculture activities as per THRIVE proposal.
- You will work collaboratively as a team member with the other CRS staffs under the leadership of the Agriculture and Livelihood PM to sequence, and layer all sector interventions to achieve optimal integration and impact for the poor and vulnerable.
- You will support the planning, coordination, implementation, monitoring, program quality and reporting for agriculture and livelihood activities.
- Your management skills and knowledge will ensure that THRIVE implements high-quality, cost effective and locally appropriate agriculture activities in the target communities of Jere LGA as per proposal and contribute to program improvements and adaptations.
Roles and Key Responsibilities:
- Develop agriculture implementation plans and lead in the implementation of agricultural activities in the intervention communities in Jere LGA.
- Work with the agriculture extension workers in building the technical capacity of project participants on crop production, through field level demonstration-based trainings.
- Support organization of participants into learning groups for ease of agricultural information sharing and dissemination.
- Coordinate and implement participants seed and tools needs identification to guide provision of the farming inputs to the participants.
- Work closely with housing lands and property department in ensuring project participants have recognized access to safe farmland.
- Ensure project participants have recognized working arrangements regarding safe utilization of water resource for farming in systems where farming is not dependent on rainfall water.
- Support implementation of agriculture activities as envisioned in the proposal, including working closely
- Ensure robust timely reporting and field level documentation of all agriculture activities.
- Work closely with all other project sector staffs, THRIVE implementing partners and area-based committees in the implementation and monitoring of the agriculture activities.
- Assist the agriculture and livelihood PM in context analysis, optimistic gap identification and proposing of feasible intervention solutions to identified programming gaps.
- Assist the agriculture and livelihood PM in implementation of MEAL systems, including but not limited to identification of project participants, monitoring and evaluation of the sector activities.
- Act as a link between the project staff and the targeted communities in Project Operational areas.
- Assist in farmers training and monitor the practical application of the knowledge, skills and techniques acquired and adapted by farmers
- Report on farmer’s performance and improvement in crops and vegetable husbandry.
- Report weekly and monthly on project progress to the agriculture and livelihoods PM
- Actualize any duties assigned for the overall success of the THRIVE project
Required Languages – English and Hausa are essential. Knowledge of one or more of the languages spoken in Jere, such as Kanuri or Shuwa Arabic is an advantage
Travel – The post is based in Maiduguri, with field level work in Jere LGA. Includes 80% travel to field locations in the Jere area of Maiduguri.
Knowledge, Skills and Abilities
- Demonstrated skills in working with subsistence crop farmers
- Basic Agriculture Extension skills
- Ability to work closely with government agriculture extension workers and Ministry of agriculture.
- Demonstrated ability to mobilize and organize community groups for project implementation
- Willingness to travel frequently and work in insecure and physically and mentally challenging environment
- Good physical health and fitness.
- Project management experience in agriculture and livelihood is essential.
- Strong critical thinking and creative problem-solving skills with ability to make sound judgment.
- Demonstrable capacities in team working and cross-sectoral planning and implementation.
- Strong relationship management skills and the ability to work effectively with culturally diverse groups
- Experience in managing relationships and performance with partner organizations and representing programs to local stakeholders.
- Strong written and verbal communication skills with ability to write reports and make presentations.
- Proactive, results-oriented, and service-oriented.
- Experience using MS Windows and MS Office packages (Excel, Word, PowerPoint), Web Conferencing Applications, information management systems.
Preferred Qualifications
- Demonstrated experience in the implementation of emergency agriculture, vegetable farming and cereal crops under both rainfed and irrigated systems is desirable.
- Program management experience in North- East Nigeria is desirable
- Experience in working with IDPs in agriculture projects.
- Experience of using market-based mechanisms and CVA modalities, including the RedRose platform, for provision of agriculture inputs to project participants.
Supervisory Responsibilities (if none, state none)
Key Working Relationships:
Internal: Agriculture and Livelihoods PM, Project Officer Livestock, Food assistance PM, other THRIVE program sector leads, Head of Office, Heads of Administration, Supply Chain, and Finance, Security Coordinator, Admin and Operations staff in Maiduguri and Abuja.
External: Project participants, agriculture extension workers, THRIVE implementing partners (Mercy Corps, JDPC)
QUALIFICATIONS
Basic Qualifications
- Degree in general agriculture or related field. Additional experience may substitute for some education.
- At least 3 – 5 years of relevant experience in the implementation of similar projects with IDPS, host communities and returnees.
- Experience working in the similar field in NE Nigeria
Agency-wide Competencies (for all CRS Staff)
These are rooted in the mission, values, and guiding principles of CRS and used by each staff member to fulfill his or her responsibilities and achieve the desired results.
- Integrity
- Continuous Improvement & Innovation
- Builds Relationships
- Develops Talent
- Strategic Mindset
- Accountability & Stewardship
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